Mayor DeAndre Windom made the arrangement to allow Highland Park time to remove sludge from its facility and perform other state-mandated maintenance that has been deferred.

“Once we discovered the additional problems within our system, I immediately moved to shut down the plant to ensure the health and well-being of Highland Park citizens,” Windom said in a statement Monday. “While these problems have not threatened our water quality to date, we engaged the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to ensure that we never get to the point where our residents are worried about the quality of water their families consume.”

The Detroit system provides water to 126 communities, including Detroit, spokeswoman Mary Alfonzo said.